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|Kent is known as the 'Garden of England'.
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'''Kent'''
 
  
County town: Maidstone
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With towns steeped in History, on the south coast of England, Kent is dotted with castles and historic houses, from Leeds Castle to which Henry VIII brought Catherine of Aragon in 1520 to Chartwell in Westerham, the home of Winston Churchill from 1922 until he died in 1965.
  
Other major towns: Canterbury, Bexley
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Nelsons flagship “HMS Victory” was built at Chatham Dockyards. Five of the original Cinque Ports are to be found in Kent .... Dover, Hythe, New Romney & Sandwich, (the other being Hastings in East Sussex.)
  
Kent is known as the 'Garden of England'. With towns steeped in History, on the south coast of England, Kent is dotted with castles and historic houses, from Leeds Castle to which Henry VIII brought Catherine of Aragon in 1520 to Chartwell in Westerham, the home of Winston Churchill from 1922 until he died in 1965.
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| Kent has many seaside towns perhaps the most famous being Margate, reputed to be the home of seaside donkey rides. Further round the coast are the famous white cliffs of Dover - epitomised in the wartime song by Vera Lynn.
  
Nelsons flagship “HMS Victory” was built at Chatham Dockyards. Five of the original Cinque Ports are to be found in Kent .... Dover, Hythe, New Romney & Sandwich, (the other being Hastings in East Sussex.)
 
 
The Channel Tunnel was at last built between 1987 & 1994 linking Folkestone to Calais, following an attempt in 1880 which was abandoned, fearing a French invasion.
 
The Channel Tunnel was at last built between 1987 & 1994 linking Folkestone to Calais, following an attempt in 1880 which was abandoned, fearing a French invasion.
Kent has many seaside towns perhaps the most famous being Margate, reputed to be the home of seaside donkey rides. Further round the coast are the famous white cliffs of Dover - epitomised in the wartime song by Vera Lynn.
 
  
  
The main Kent contact site is [http://extranet3.kent.gov.uk/sp/rois/home.html Kent Registration Services - Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates - home]
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'''County town:''' Maidstone
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'''Other major towns:''' Canterbury, Bexley
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This site provides links and information to the local bmd database and online certificate ordering service
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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Kent| Kent Places of Worship]]'''
Family History Certifcate information [http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich/CommunityLiving/BirthsDeathsMarriages/FamilyHistory.htm Greenwich Council - Births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships - Research]
 
  
  
==Register Offices==
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'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
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| [[Image: EnglandKent.jpg|right|160px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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==Resources==
  
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'''Primary Reference'''
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*[http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/archives-and-local-history/archive-centres/ '''Kent Record Office''']
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*[http://www.kfhs.org.uk/ Kent Family History Society]
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*[http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/libraries/ County Library Service]
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*[http://extranet3.kent.gov.uk/sp/rois/home.html Kent BMD search]
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*[http://www.kent-opc.org/ Kent OnLine Parish Clerks]
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*[http://members.tripod.com/~jo42/knt.html Kent Look-up Exchange]
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*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistershl.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
  
'''Maidstone Registration Services'''<BR>
 
Invicta House<br>
 
Maidstone<br>
 
Kent<br>
 
ME14 1XX
 
  
Tel 08458 247 400<br>
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'''Countywide Interest'''
E-mail Register.office@kent.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://kimbo1959.tripod.com/id1.html 1841 Kent Census]
  
'''Medway Towns, Chatham, Gillingham and Rochester'''<BR>
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*[http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/history/archives.aspx Canterbury Cathedral Archives]
Medway Register Office<br>
 
Ingleside<br>
 
114 Maidstone Road<br>
 
Chatham<br>
 
ME4 6DJ
 
  
Tel 01634 338899<br>
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*[http://www.eastkent.freeuk.com/deal/church/churches.htm Kent Churches]
E-mail register.office@medway.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://doverdc.co.uk/kentcoal/home.asp Coalfields Heritage Initiative Kent]
  
'''Bexley District Register Office'''<BR>
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/trans1851.html Convicts Transported from Kent to Australia in 1851/52]
Manor House<br>
 
The Green<br>
 
Sidcup<br>
 
Kent<br>
 
DA14 6BU
 
  
Tel 020 8308 7515<br>
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/newspaper.html Indices of Articles from Kent Newspapers 1786-1850]
Council webpage at [http://www.bexley.gov.uk/service/registrars/index.html Bexley Council - Registrars]
 
  
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*[http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/MIs/MIslist.htm Kent and South London Monumental Inscriptions]
  
'''Bromley Registration Service'''<BR>
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*[http://www.kentarchaeology.ac/index.html Kent Archeology Society - Includes an Index of East Kent Wills]
Civic Centre<br>
 
Stockwell Close<br>
 
Bromley<br>
 
BR31 3OH
 
  
Tel 020 8313 4666<br>
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*[http://www.sartorelli.gen.nz/tree/kentbaptisms/index.html Kent Baptisms]
E-mail registrars@bromley.gov.uk
 
  
Council webpage link [http://www.bromley.gov.uk/community/BirthsDeathsMarriagesPartnerships/birth_death_marriage_certificates.htm London Borough of Bromley | Birth, death and marriage certificates]
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*[http://www.kentchurches.info/ Kent Churches Online]
  
*1966 and earlier events must be ordered by post or in person at the office,events after 1966 can be ordered online,by post or in person.
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*[http://www.geocities.com/myjacobfamily/kentdeeds.html Some Early Kent Deeds]
  
'''Greenwich'''<BR>
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*[http://www.janetandrichardsgenealogy.co.uk/pigots_1840_kent.htm Pigots Directory 1840]
The Register Office<br>
 
Town Hall <br>
 
Wellington Street <br>
 
Woolwich <br>
 
London <br>
 
SE18 6PW
 
  
Tel: 020 8921 4377<br>
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/index.html Kent Genealogy Pages]
E-mail registrar@greenwich.gov.uk
 
  
==Record Office Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.historic-kent.co.uk/ Historic Kent]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.hereshistorykent.org.uk/ This is Here's History - Kent]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.woodchurchancestry.org.uk/midkentmarriages/ Mid Kent Marriages Index]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/kent/index.html Kent Parishes and Villages]
  
==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/sessions.html Kent Quarter Sessions Index]
  
Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.kentfallen.com/ Kent War Memorials Transcription Project]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/  Medway City Ark - Parish Registers]
  
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*[http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/index1a.html Ideal Homes Suburbia In Focus]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.theweald.org/home.asp The Weald of Kent Surrey and Sussex]
  
*Canterbury [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=199 Mary Poppins]
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*[http://vulpeculox.net/history/kwills.htm West Kent Wills and Families up to 1650]
*Deal [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=199 Mary Poppins]
 
*Dover [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=199 Mary Poppins]
 
*Folkestone [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=199 Mary Poppins]
 
*Herne [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=47 Teresa from the Bay]
 
*Herne Bay [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=47 Teresa from the Bay]
 
*Medway [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
 
*Malling [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
 
*Maidstone [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
 
*Tankerton [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=47 Teresa from the Bay]
 
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/evesfam/deed.html Abstracts of Title and Draft Wills]
  
==Photo Offers==
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*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~engsurry/ken.htm Surrey Plus Index: Kent]
  
Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please PM the member with your queries.
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*[http://www.kentvad.org/ Kent V.A.D (Voluntary Aid Detatchments)]
  
*Medway [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
 
*Malling [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
 
*Maidstone [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
 
  
  
==Links==
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
  
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*[http://www.barham-kent.org.uk/Genealogy.htm Barham Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/archives-and-local-history/archive-centres/ '''Kent Record Office''' - Archive & Local History Centres]
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*[http://www.gparrett.btinternet.co.uk/chatnews/ Chatham News Index 1895-1965]
  
*[http://users.ox.ac.uk/~malcolm/genuki/big/eng/KEN/ GENUKI: Kent]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/myjacobfamily/dovercorporationaccounts.htm Dover Corporation Accounts, 1688]
  
*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/kent_all.html Library Links]
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*[http://www.doverwarmemorialproject.org.uk/ Dover War Memorial Project]  
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engken/ Kent GenWeb]
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*[http://www.eastkent.freeuk.com/ East Kent Local History Pages]
  
*[http://extranet3.kent.gov.uk/sp/rois/home.html Kent BMD search]
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*[http://homepages.tesco.net/martin.webb/ Egerton]
  
*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/kent.html Local History Society Gateway Page]
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*[http://members.lycos.co.uk/elmsted/elmsted_web_page.htm Local History of The Parish of Elmsted and Family Histories of Elmsted and Neighbouring Villages on The North Downs]
  
*[http://www.kfhs.org.uk/ Kent FHS]
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*[http://www.elham.co.uk/#_Hlk508612863 Elmsted and Waltham History and Genealogy Pages]
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*[http://www.farnborough-kent-parish.org.uk/index.htm Farnborough Parish]
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*[http://www.faversham.org/pages/standard.aspx?i_PageID=155 Faversham History]
  
 
*[http://www.folkfhs.org.uk/ Folkestone & District FHS]
 
*[http://www.folkfhs.org.uk/ Folkestone & District FHS]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~folkestonefamilies/ Folkestone Genealogy Pages]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~folkestonefamilies/wills.htm Folkestone Wills 1388-1858]
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*[http://uk.geocities.com/great_mongeham_pc/MongehamGraveyard.htm St. Martin's Church, Great Mongeham -Gravestones]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Street_Green Green Street Green]
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*[http://www.hartley-kent.org.uk/ Hartley]
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*[http://www.kemsingheritagecentre.org.uk/index.htm#links Kemsing Heritage Centre]
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*[http://www.lynsted-society.co.uk/index.html Lynsted with Kingsdown Society]
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*[http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/ld_index.htm Ladywell & Brockley Cemetery Memorial Inscriptions]
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*[http://www.mardenhistory.org.uk/index.htm Marden Village]
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*[http://www.margatehistory.blogspot.com/ Margate Historical Society]
  
 
*[http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/ North West Kent FHS]
 
*[http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/ North West Kent FHS]
  
*[http://www.tunwells-fhs.co.uk/ Tunbridge Wells FHS]
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/andrew.parkinson4/index.html Northbourne Sources]
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*[http://www.plaxtolhistory.org.uk/index.htm Plaxtol Local History Group]
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*[http://www.rainham-history.co.uk/ Rainham History]
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*[http://www.janetandrichardsgenealogy.co.uk/index.htm Ramsgate and Isle of Thanet]
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*[http://www.bodiam-mill.net/ Sandhurst and surrounding Villages]
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*[http://www.open-sandwich.co.uk/index.htm Sandwich]
  
*[http://www.kent-opc.org/default.html Kent OnLine Parish Clerks]
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*[http://www.staple-online.co.uk/index.html Staple Village]
  
*[http://members.tripod.com/~jo42/knt.html Kent Look-up Exchange]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staplehurst/index.htm Staplehurst Parish]
  
*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistershl.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~penney/ Sheerness and The Isle of Sheppey]
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyKent.htm#PageTitle IGI Kent]
 
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~puxty/ Isle of Sheppey Coastguards]
  
'''Countywide Interest'''
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*[http://www.tunwells-fhs.co.uk/ Tunbridge Wells FHS]
*[http://www.hereshistorykent.org.uk/ChooseArticle.cfm Here's History Kent]  
 
  
*[http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/ Medway City Ark- Parish Registers]
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*[http://www.walmerweb.co.uk/history.html Walmer Web]
  
*[http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/history/archives.htm Canterbury Cathedral Archives]
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*[http://www.westfarleigh.org.uk/home.htm West Farleigh]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engken/bmd.html Some Kent Parish Records]
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*[http://www.west-malling.co.uk/ West Malling Resource Centre]
  
*[http://www.sartorelli.gen.nz/tree/kentbaptisms/index.html Some Kent Baptisms]
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~puxty/ Westminster Villlage, Isle of Sheppey]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/sessions.html Kent Quarter Sessions Index]
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*[http://www.phone-pages.org.uk/wch/ Woodchurch Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.woodchurchancestry.org.uk/midkentmarriages/ Mid Kent Marriages Index]
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*[http://goldbern.co.uk/woodchurch/index.htm Woodchurch Local and Family History]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shebra/pigots_1840_kent.htm Pigots 1840 Kent]
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*[http://www.wrothamheath.co.uk/ Wrotham Heath]  
  
*[http://kimbo1959.tripod.com/index.html Pages of the 1841 Kent Census]
 
  
*[http://www.geocities.com/myjacobfamily/kentdeeds.html Some early Kent deeds]
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
  
*[http://www.geocities.com/myjacobfamily/dovercorporationaccounts.htm Dover Corporation accounts, 1688]
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==Register Office==
  
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The main Kent contact site is [http://extranet3.kent.gov.uk/sp/rois/home.html Kent Registration Services]
  
*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/kent/kent_workhouses.htm Kent Workhouses]
 
  
*[http://www.juroch.demon.co.uk/kentvad.htm Kent V.A.D (voluntary aid detatchments)]
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'''Maidstone Registration Services'''
  
*[http://www.kentchurches.info/ Kent Churches Online]
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Invicta House<br>
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Maidstone<br>
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Kent<br>
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ME14 1XX<br>
  
*[http://www.geocities.com/turnerancestors/familytree.html Turner Family Tree]
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Tel: 08458 247 400<br>
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Email: Register.office@kent.gov.uk<br>
  
*[http://www.eminent.demon.co.uk/kwills.htm West Kent Wills and Families up to 1650]
 
  
*[http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/ Kent Archaeological Society]
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'''Medway Towns (Chatham, Gillingham and Rochester)'''
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/trans1851.html Convicts transported from Kent to Australia in 1851/52]
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Medway Register Office<br>
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Ingleside<br>
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114 Maidstone Road<br>
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Chatham<br>
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ME4 6DJ<br>
  
*[http://www.geocities.com/evesfam/deed.html Some Abstracts of Title and Draft Wills]
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Tel: 01634 338899<br>
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~folkestonefamilies/wills.htm Chelsfield wills 1388-1858]
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Email: register.office@medway.gov.uk<br>
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~folkestonefamilies/wills.htm Folkestone wills]
 
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/newspaper.html Indices of articles from Kent newspapers 1786-1850]
 
  
*[http://www.dover.gov.uk/kentcoal/intro.asp Coalfields Heritage Initiative Kent]
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'''Bexley District Register Office'''
  
*[http://www.kentarchaeology.ac/index.html Kent Archeology Society - Includes an Index of East Kent Wills]
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Manor House<br>
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The Green<br>
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Sidcup<br>
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Kent<br>
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DA14 6BU<br>
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/index.html Kent Genealogy Pages]
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Tel: 020 8308 7515<br>
  
*[http://www.woodchurchancestry.org.uk/midkentmarriages/ The Mid-Kent Marriages Index 1754-1911- Covers 7 Registration Districts ]
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* Council webpage at [http://www.bexley.gov.uk/service/registrars/index.html Bexley Council - Registrars]
*[http://www.historic-kent.co.uk/ Historic Kent]
 
*[http://www.theweald.org/home.asp The Weald of Kent Surrey and Sussex]  
 
  
*[http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/index1a.html Ideal Homes Suburbia In Focus]
 
  
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/kent/index.html  Kent Genealogy]
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'''Bromley Registration Service'''
  
*[http://www.hereshistorykent.org.uk/ This is Here's History - Kent]
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Civic Centre<br>
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Stockwell Close<br>
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Bromley<br>
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BR31 3OH
  
*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/kent/index.html Kent Parishes and Villages]
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Tel 020 8313 4666<br>
  
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E-mail registrars@bromley.gov.uk<br>
  
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* [http://www.bromley.gov.uk/community/BirthsDeathsMarriagesPartnerships/birth_death_marriage_certificates.htm London Borough of Bromley] Events from 1966 or earlier must be ordered by post or in person at the office. Events after 1966 can be ordered online, by post or in person.
  
'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
 
  
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'''Greenwich'''
  
*[http://ancestrydealkent.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ Welcome to Ancestry Deal & Walmer ]
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The Register Office<br>
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Town Hall <br>
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Wellington Street <br>
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Woolwich <br>
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London <br>
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SE18 6PW<br>
  
*[http://www.barham-kent.org.uk/Genealogy.htm Barham Genealogy]
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Tel: 020 8921 4377<br>
  
*[http://www.members.lycos.co.uk/elmstead Elmsted and Waltham History and Genealogy Pages]
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E-mail registrar@greenwich.gov.uk<br>
 
*[http://www.faversham.org/pages/standard.aspx?i_PageID=155 Faversham History]
 
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~folkestonefamilies/ Folkestone Genealogy Pages]  
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*[http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich/CommunityLiving/BirthsDeathsMarriages/FamilyHistory.htm Greenwich Council - Births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships]
  
*[http://bloodties.net/index.html Green Street Green]
 
  
*[http://www.kemsingheritagecentre.org.uk/index.htm#links Kemsing Heritage Centre]
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==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
  
*[http://www.lynsted-society.co.uk/index.html Lynsted with Kingsdown Society]
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
*[http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/ld_index.htm Ladywell & Brockley Cemetery Memorial Inscriptions]
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
*[http://www.mardenhistory.org.uk/index.htm Marden Village]
 
  
*[http://barry-white.members.beeb.net/ Family and Local History in Thanet]
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'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
  
*[http://www.rainham-history.co.uk/ Rainham History]
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
  
*[http://www.bodiam-mill.net/ Sandhurst and surrounding Villages]
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Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
*[http://www.staple-online.co.uk/index.html Staple Village]
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staplehurst/index.htm Staplehurst Parish]
 
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~penney/ Sheerness and The Isle of Sheppey]
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~puxty/ Isle of Sheppey Coatguards]
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*Canterbury [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=199 Mary Poppins]
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*Deal [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=199 Mary Poppins]
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*Dover [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=199 Mary Poppins]
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*Folkestone [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=199 Mary Poppins]
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*Medway [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
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*Malling [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
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*Maidstone [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
  
*[http://www.westfarleigh.org.uk/home.htm West Farleigh]
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==Photo Offers==
  
*[http://www.west-malling.co.uk/baptisms.php5 West Malling Resource Centre] St Mary Parish Baptism Records 1813 - 1931
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Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
  
*[http://www.phone-pages.org.uk/wch/ Woodchurch Genealogy]
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*Folkestone & Romney Marsh Area [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=317 Gwyn in Kent]
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*Medway [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
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*Malling [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
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*Maidstone [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
  
  
'''Maps and Photographs'''
 
  
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Kent is known as the 'Garden of England'.

With towns steeped in History, on the south coast of England, Kent is dotted with castles and historic houses, from Leeds Castle to which Henry VIII brought Catherine of Aragon in 1520 to Chartwell in Westerham, the home of Winston Churchill from 1922 until he died in 1965.

Nelsons flagship “HMS Victory” was built at Chatham Dockyards. Five of the original Cinque Ports are to be found in Kent .... Dover, Hythe, New Romney & Sandwich, (the other being Hastings in East Sussex.)

Kent has many seaside towns perhaps the most famous being Margate, reputed to be the home of seaside donkey rides. Further round the coast are the famous white cliffs of Dover - epitomised in the wartime song by Vera Lynn.

The Channel Tunnel was at last built between 1987 & 1994 linking Folkestone to Calais, following an attempt in 1880 which was abandoned, fearing a French invasion.


County town: Maidstone

Other major towns: Canterbury, Bexley


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The main Kent contact site is Kent Registration Services


Maidstone Registration Services

Invicta House
Maidstone
Kent
ME14 1XX

Tel: 08458 247 400
Email: Register.office@kent.gov.uk


Medway Towns (Chatham, Gillingham and Rochester)

Medway Register Office
Ingleside
114 Maidstone Road
Chatham
ME4 6DJ

Tel: 01634 338899

Email: register.office@medway.gov.uk


Bexley District Register Office

Manor House
The Green
Sidcup
Kent
DA14 6BU

Tel: 020 8308 7515


Bromley Registration Service

Civic Centre
Stockwell Close
Bromley
BR31 3OH

Tel 020 8313 4666

E-mail registrars@bromley.gov.uk

  • London Borough of Bromley Events from 1966 or earlier must be ordered by post or in person at the office. Events after 1966 can be ordered online, by post or in person.


Greenwich

The Register Office
Town Hall
Wellington Street
Woolwich
London
SE18 6PW

Tel: 020 8921 4377

E-mail registrar@greenwich.gov.uk


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